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Charles Turzak woodcuts for sale

GhettoWoodcut, 1931, edition 50. 12 x 9 3/16 in. Signed, numbered and titled in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on a light cream laid paper. The margins are full. The condition is fine apart from a little spot of adhesive in the upper right corner of the margin.
$2,400

Grant Park (Chicago)Woodcut, circa 1930, edition 50. 12 1/8 x 9 1/4 in. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. This is a superb, dark impression printed on thin cream laid paper. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. Turzak was one of the preeminent Chicago WPA artists and this is a stellar example of his work in the woodcut medium.SOLD

Randolph Street (Chicago)Woodcut printed in colors, circa 1935-36, edition probably about 25. 12 1/16 x 9 1/4 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on Japanese paper. The margins are full measuring about one-half inch to one inch. The condition is fine other than faint darkening at the top corners, verso, from earlier hinges. This is one of Turzak's best prints and it's also quite rare. From a series of four prints called "Chicago Moods," this stellar color woodcut shows the city's entertainment district at night. "Palooka" was a 1934 comedy film. SOLD

Under the BridgeWoodcut printed in two colors, 1934, edition probably about 25. 8 x 10 1/2 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a superb impression printed on Japanese paper. The margins are wide and the condition in fine. This rare work is a Chicago WPA print but our impression does not have the WPA stamp. There's a comparable impression in the Art Institute of Chicago.SOLD